last night, mitt romney was at a rally. it was a lot more of a carnival. along with the speakers, almost all of them speaking in spanish -- there was music, dancing, energy, and passion. mitt romney told the people they respect them and cared for them as americans. his rival, rick santorum, also called -- caused a firestorm of controversy early in the week. he said if puerto rico wants to become the 51st state in america, it is necessary that english become the primary language. that upsets some of his supporters as well as some of the voters. he tried to do some damage control and said in which would have to be the preferred language, not the official language. >> we understand that people are from different cultures, but we have a common language. that is what i was saying yesterday. someone maliciously root that. >> peter alexander, nbc news. >> at the economy remains a major topic of the campaign trail, hundreds of maryland residents turned out for a job fair in anne arundel county. it was an effort to sell hundreds of jobs available at the facility. a